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Acquisitions Editors

Joyce Harrison, Editor in Chief785-864-9162, joyce@ku.eduMilitary history and intelligence studies

Joyce Harrison oversees the Press’s publishing programs in military and intelligence studies, including the Modern War Studies series. Joyce has acquired books in U.S. history, military history, Civil War studies, and other fields during her publishing career, most recently with the Kent State University Press and the University Press of Kentucky. She is a native of Baltimore, and has an M.A. in musicology from the Eastman School of Music.

Kim Hogeland acquires books on the history of the American West, Native American studies, environmental studies, and regional studies (including Kansas, the Plains States, and the Midwest). Before coming to Kansas, she worked on history, music, and cinema titles at the University of California Press. She has a B.A. in history and Native American studies from UC Berkeley and an M.A. in history from UC Davis.

David Congdon, Acquisitions Editor785-864-6059, dcongdon@ku.eduPolitical science and law

David Congdon oversees the Press’s publishing programs in political science, American political thought, presidential studies, public policy, law, and legal studies. David has acquired books in religion, history, psychology, and the sciences in his previous editorial work with InterVarsity Press. He has a B.A. in English from Wheaton College and an M.Div. and Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. He is a native of Portland, Oregon.

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